Anatomy of Wonder
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Anatomy of Wonder — A Critical Guide to Science Fiction is a reference book by Neil Barron.[1] It covers hundreds of works of science fiction.[2]
Publication history
[edit | edit source]The book received a total of five editions, each updated and expanded compared to the previous ones:[3]
- Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction (1976)
- Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition (1981)
- Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction: Third Edition (1987)
- Anatomy of Wonder 4: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction (1995)
- Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction: Fifth Edition (2004)
Reception
[edit | edit source]Dave Langford reviewed Anatomy of Wonder for White Dwarf #39, and stated that "The book records hundreds of 'major' SF works from antiquity to 1980, with useful plot summaries [...] and idiosyncratic recommendations for building up a collection of fine SF. A unique reference book, shortlisted for the 1982 Hugo Award, non-fiction category."[2]
The book was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Related Work for 1982, but lost to Danse Macabre.[4]
Reviews
[edit | edit source]- Review by Jeff Frane (1981) in Locus, #248 September 1981[5]
- Review by Thomas D. Clareson (1981) in Extrapolation, Winter 1981
- Review by Arthur O. Lewis (1982) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, #1, January-February 1982
- Review by Tom Staicar (1982) in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, March 1982
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1982) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1982
- Review by T. E. D. Klein (1982) in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, August 1982
See also
[edit | edit source]- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- Encyclopedia of Fantasy
- Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction by Brian Stableford
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